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INRYSTAL PALACE. —ICE in EXCET ;LENT V) CONDIT lON.—Grouncla open till Eight o'clo. :lc THIS NVENING (Saturday) f or admission.—uNE SHIM -.LNG. BONNET'S SILKS a LYON —Every Article of commerce takes its title either from troth crent tionorthe or -manufacturer, and the mo re p erfect the plo g rater is the credit which attaches to the original or. BONNET'S SILKS are said to incapable o ,?t identifica ti o n in England; b ut the fallacy of s be such an assttion is ex posed by the very trade mark of the firm, as extdbited by Messrs. JAY, of Regent-street. The following interwoven mark Bonn be seen at the end of each piece :—" Manufacture de C. J. et et. Cie., a Lyon a Injurieux." We.ar guaranteed. .-----_ F" --The Four Half-Yectrly Volumes of FUN, coataining above Hundred Twelve humorous Illu - 8 s trations and Writin_,, by the most talented Authors set of h an dsome boards , p rice 3A. each Volume, or 12s. the Four Volumes, will be rcady on WED,NESDAY next. 80, Fleet-street. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. Under the Manar,ement of Miss Louisa Fyne and Mr. W. Harrison. Tills EVENING, to commence with (Gth time) an en tirely new Operetta, entitled FANCHET 2E. Miss Louisa Fyne and 'lir' . W. Harrison. After which, a Grand Christmas Pa d ntomime, on a scale of unprecedei i ted maanificence, ,Lntitle HARLEQUN ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON. Doors open a t half-past Six —Commence at Seven. T HEA THE ROYAL D U R Y-L AN E. 31:anagers, Messrs. Edmond Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, NIGHT AND It MOR LNeclercq. Mes.Missrs. Phelps, Ry o'er, Raynor , Fitzjame s ; Miss . , Atkinson, and Miss Heath. To conclude with the new Grand Christmas Comic Panto mime of SI NBAD THE SAILOR ; or, The Seven Wonders of. the World. Clowns, Messrs. H. Bolen° and C. Lauri ; Harlequins, Messrs. J. Cormack and S. Saville ; Pantaloons, ltessrs. W. A— Barnts and J. Morris ; Columbines, Madame Bolen° and Misses Gunnies. Prices as usual. Box Office open from 10 till 5 daily. LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. BEL DE3IOSIO (a Triumphant Success) will be repeated Every Evening during the Week. THIS EVENING, the performance will commence with a New and Original Farce, entitled THE LOST CHILD: :tessrs. IL Widdicombe, Shore, Garden, F. Charles Collett, Moreland; Misses Percy, Pauline Lezlercq, Wood, Mrs. Lee, and bliss E. Lavenu. After which, at Eight o'clock, BEL DEMONIO, a Love otory, in Twelve Tableaux, taken trom Stendhal's " Italian Chronicle •," by Mr. John Brougtiam. Principal charac ter by Mr. Fechter, supported by Messrs. Jordan, Charles, Brnug-h,itn, Emery, Raymond, Moreland, Smith, Clifford, Collett, Sims ; Miss Kate Terry, E. Lavenu, Airs. Lee, and Aliss Elsworthy. The Public are entreated to take notice that No Charge is made to the occupants of Boxes, Box-places, or Stalls, either for play bills or for the safe keeping of hat 4 and cloaks, and that the attendants in all parts of the house are forbidden to receive any gratuities whatever. Box-office open daily from 11 to 5. Commence at 7. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. THIS EVENING, OUR AMERICAN COUSIN: Messrs. Sothern, Buckstone, Chippendale, Braid, Gordon, Rogers, Clark, Cullentord, Sze. ; Mesdames Angel, Snowden, Terry, Lin..dley, Hill, &c At ter which, KING ARTHUR ; or The Days and Knights of the Round Table. Messrs. Chippendale, Compton, Braid, Clark, Rogers, Tilbury, &c. ; Mesdames L. Keeley, Brough, Wright, Terry, Lindley, Rogers, &c. Commence at 7. R O YAL 'PRINCESS'S THEATRE.--- Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, THE HONEYMOON. Alter which, HARLEQUILN LITTLE TOM TUCKER; or The Fine Lady of Banbury Cross, and the Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe and Had so Many Children she didn't _Know what to do. T, OYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. under the Management of Mr. B. 'WEBSTER. GREAT SUCCESS. EVERY EVENING, the HEN AND CHICKENS : Mrs. Stirling in her original character. Alter which, a Comical Conglomerative Christmas Absur dity, entitled 1863 ; or, THE SENSATIONS OF THE PAST SEASON, with a Shameful Revelation of Lad! Somebody's Secret. 3fr. .1. L. Toole, Mr. Paul Bedford, Miss Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, ,tc. Witt the BIRTHPLACE OF PODGERS : Mr. J. L. Toole. The celebrated Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES 31ATHEITS, Monday, January 11. THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.— Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE SPITALFIELDS WEAVER: Mr. J. L. Toole. At to Eight, the New Drama of LEAH : Miss Bate ran, supported by Messrs.Artiur Stirling, R. Phillips, 811- Ington, Stuart, Stephenson, Eburne; Miss H. Simms, and Mrs. Billing ton. To conclude with LADY BELLE BELLE; or, Fortnnio and his Seven Magi 3 Men. Messrs. J. Clarke, it. Phillips, Stephenson ; Miss Woolgar, Miss K. Kelly, Miss Patti Josephs, Miss L. Laidlaw, Miss Seaman. Commence at 7. LEAH.. -EVERY NIGHT, _MISS BATENIAN.—LEAH.—Trus EVENING, . the 86th appearance of the great Tragic Actress, Miss BAT E MAN. in the character of LEAH. In consequence of the unbounded success with which Miss Bateman's imperso nation of the priucipat character in the new Five Act Drama ot LEAH has been attenued. Mr Webstet begs to announce that it will be performed EVERY EVENING until further otice. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. M ana4 , er, Mr. W. H. Swanborom,rh. THIS EVE.NING, ORANGE BLOSSOMS : Miss K. Carson. After which, the Grand Christmas Burlesque, ORPHEUS AND EURYtiF;E : Messrs. Honey, Wood, James Fenton, Mesdames Swanborough, Marie Wilton, Hughes, &c. To conclude with TURN HIM OUT. Commence at 7. THE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containinv, the Latest SPORTING IN pan be had Every Evening of _ . G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DA:Y.—Morning, lh. 40m.--Afternoon, 2h. 10m, rO-Dfoßßow.-Morning, Da. 30m.—Afternoon, 2h. 58m, The Weather—Sun Office, Jan. 9, 1864, THERMOMETER. This c 1 .y at Two o'clock 3B _ _ Barometer-29.85. ; fog, with thaw. ~~Tj Sult - 3 11‘). LONDON, SATURDAY, JAN. 9, 1864. The happy news of this morning will take the country by surprise, but that surprise will be accompa aied by one unanimous feeling of universal satisfacton. The young PRINCESS, whom but a few brief months back we welcomed so joy ously to , our shores is now the happy mother of a fair eon, the heir to the English Crown, P.nd, better still, the inheritor of the loyal affections of many millions of honest hearts. As grandam and heir of our beloved and revered SOVEREIGY, th>> constitutional and popular Vic 10134 A, as the first offspring of the happy anion of the young Prince of WALES and his charming and amiable Princess, the unconscious infant, who has just drawl breath amid the stately precincts of Windsor Castle, is invested with a claim upon our eympathi: s and upon our interest far exceeding any due to the regal parapharnalia which over shadows his "baby brow." Hence the spontaneous delight with which this auspicious event will be greeted throughout the whole length and breadth of the land, and far beyond the seas, is no empty ex pression of courtly flattery, but the genuine attestation of national sympathy and affection. No better wishes can be framed for the Infant Prince and his Royal father, than that they may worthily tread in their beloved parents' foot steps ; that they may follow the noble, earnest, unostentatious example of the reigning QUEEN, whose mother's heart is this day rejoiced with new blessing and animated with a new hope, and of him so recently lost and so deeply regretted, who now sleeps in the precincts of that same Windsor wherein his Royal grandson has but just now seen the light. Considering that vicinity, not inappro priate even to the lips of these Royal Princes are the lines of the famous republican hymn 4, Nous entrons dans la carriers ou nos sines n'y sout plus Notts y trouvons lour poussiere, et la trace de leur vertus." Afay the traces of those virtues long flourish in the hearts and lives of ALBERT of Wales and his descendants, and may our belored QUEEN find a consolation in her own bereavement in recognising t h e h a ppy fruition of those noble aspirations which PA nctify the memory of the Past, and justify the brightest anticiptions for the Future. The condition of the English agricultural labourer has often furnished malcontents with a text for denouncing the institutions of the country. It has been descanted upon by Chartists as an effect of the unjust division of property among us, and it has been mourned over by social re- formers as a serious hindrance to the progress of the people. Now, however, there is a prospect of improvement. In the first place the condition of our country labourer's has excited a good deal of attention. The official accounts which have Wound their way into the public journals have shown a state of things which urgently demands a remedy, if we regard ft.e health or morals of our population in the slightest degree. Com pelled to reside near their work, often on the grounds of a landlord, whose regard for his own pocket greatly outweighs his concern for the com- fort and respectability of his workpeople, the agricultural labourer has little opportunity ot choosing his habitation. When he has it, it is wretchedly small, often with only two or three rooms. This evil is, of course, greatly aggravated by the pernicious habit of taking in lodgers, so that two families often crowd into a hovel that is hardly fit for one. Undoubtedly this is the fault of the people themselves, who thus make matters worse than they need be ; but they have two excuses for doing so,—first, that the miser ably low wages which they commonly receive make them anxious to increase their incomings in any way possible; and. secondly, that brought up in such places there is not much likelihood of their having any regard for health or decency. These cottages, such as they are, are very frequently out of repair, and the description given by the official inspector of a district not long since was certainly no attractive picture of an English country cottage. Then comes the ignorance, which is all that can be expected from such a bringing up ; and the ignorant workman, who has no idea beyond the rudiments of his labour, can earn no higher wages than his father before him, and so the dreary round goes on from generation to generation. There is no reason why this should be the case. No one can doubt that the natural abilities of the English agricultural labourer, if properly trained, would render him able to appreciate the advance of agricultural science, and to profit by it. If our town workmen are so quick in grasping any means of improvement or advance, why should not their countrymen be equally apt in their own kind of labour ? With a view of giving this large class the chance and open ing, which is all they need, various associations have been formed for improving the condition of the agricultural labourer, and encouraging him to apply his powers more heartily to his work. It is espe cially necessary that some stimulus should be given and some effort made to increase the number of good and efficient workmen, seeing that a great revolu tion is probably at hand in our agricultural labour. The gradually extending application of steam ma chinery, and the great success attending its use, are, no doubt, signs of its subsequent general em ployment. It is true there are several considerations which we may hope will pre vent the change pressing so hardly on the agricultural population as the introduction of steam power into other branches of labour did on the craftsmen of the towns. In the first place the great expense attending the purchase of these machines will restrict their use for a time at least to the capi talist, and their more general employment will likewise be retarded by the prejudice against any innovation common to many farmers. There is therefore less chance of a sudden and violent change. Again,according to the testimony of those who have used the machines, there will be no considerable difference in the number ot men employed, although the work is done more thoroughly and more quickly, and will of course require more able workmen. In this respect the use of machinery will have moat beneficial effect on the condition of the agricultural labourer. As Mr. COWPER observed the other day at a provincial meeting, whe❑ speaking on this subject, "I look with satisfaction upon this change under the aspect of its benefit to the labourer, for the result must be that the labourer, becoming more of a skilled artisan, will have higher wages, and be saved from much of that drudgery which has to be performed by manual labour. In every walk of industry the application of steam machinery has raised the condition of the workman, and so it must be with the agriculturist ; the labourer, as well as the farmer and the owner of land, will reap the benefit arising from the application of science and skill to the implements of husbandry." In another aspect, too, the results of steam power applied to the implements of husbandry will be beneficial to the farm labourer, since it will increase the production of food, and, consequently, render it cheaper. Still, to avail himself of any advantages that may be offered to him by the change, the agri cultural labourer must be a skilful workman, and able to look beyond the mere routine of planting and reaping. Such meetings as the one over which Mr. COWPER. presided at Romsey are likely to do good, since they give to the dull routine of agricul tural labour some object of interest, something to look forward to, and something to gain. The prizes given to the best workmen have not only the effect of reward;ng that particular mail for particular skill, but they serve to stimulate the industry of all the others. They have stirred up their minds and given them something to think of, some inducement to try to understand the principles of agricultural science. We may hope, in time, to see a knowledge of these generally diffused among our rural classes, and in the meantime let those above them do their part by affording every encouragement to skill and industry, and especially in removing them from habitations which are only endurable to a low ordet of morality and intellect. Lord STANLEY'S remarks are always worth attending to, as he speaks in a practical manner, a►nd has generally some wise suggestion to make, or some suitable plan to propose. His address on the Oxford Local Examinations, the other day, is inte resting alike from its subject and style, and serves as a sort of indication of the merits of similar institutions He said that there was a large class between those of the highest and lowest, between those who went to Eton and those who attended village schools, and the want of good "middle class schools" had long existed. Now these examinations supplied the test by which they could distinguish a good school from a bad one. Certainly this is a very great desidera- turn, for it is a very grievous thing if a man, who has made his money by great exertion, and im- proved his position in society, cannot succeed in gaining that superior education for his son which he naturally and honourably desires. Although he may be able to appreciate such excellence when ho meets it in daily life, he very likely does not possess tho particular faculty, the scalar faire by which he cAn detect the fallacies of this code of teaching, or the benefits of that atyle of learning. Now the scrutiny to which all scholastic establishments are subjected by this plan it an admirable one. It is an unfailing test and a sure standard. As Lord STANLEY remarked, the superior character of this plan is proved by the fact that it places not o nly the lads but the masters upon their trial. Nothing is so deteriorating to the prospects of learners as to have instructors who are ignorant of the first principles of tuition, who do not compre hend the necessity that exists for imparting know ledge in a bold and free manner, and who cannot think for themselves, instead of trusting implicitly to the rules of the books before them. Also, when THB SUN. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 9, 1864 a particular branch of knowledge is to be acquired, it is essential that the master should himself be a proficient in it. A mere smattering will not do; he should be rooted and grounded in it, or he can never urge on his pupil and speak with that autho• rity which the occasion demands, and which supe rior attainments can alone command. As we find here particularised in the remarks before us, there is a great ad7antage in a University education, on account of the " mental training" it imparts; and by these examinations those who do not expect to gain those advantages can yet profit in some degree from the sp:rit that there rules pre-eminent. Some of the flashy writers of the day, and some of the grandiloquent orators, would do well to con over the passage in this address which apper tains to the merits of conciseness and simplicity. This faculty seems to have disappeared from among us in many quarters. So long as the sentences are inflated and the language flowery, the composer thinks he is doing wonders. " Fine writing," it may be, but not characterised by sense, solidity, or discretion. It is this which makes it so very impor tant that in early life a proper training be exercised, and the greatest care be taken to effect the desi deratum that is known, is thoroughly and effi ciently acquired, and so obtained as to be of service to the learner when he has quitted the halls of study, and in the great highway of the world has to put his theories into practice, and to prove the value of the studies of early life. Lord STANLET then went o❑ to say, that exactness was a sure test of knowledge being properly rooted in the mind, and that many who, though they understood every subject they talked about, would find the difference if they tried to write on some of them. The Archbishop of YORK said that there " was no test of knowledge like the pen," and he was right, for it is impossible to put in other people's phrases and to borrow ideas so easily as in talking. Lord BACON'S remarks that " Reading makes a full man, speech a ready man, and writing an exact man," is full of meaning, and all who wish to be grounded in their acquirements and to set others in the right direction, should follow its suggestion. The notion that examiners should as little as pos sible choose the questions which only test the memory and do not work the mind, is a very good one, and the noble lord laid great stress upo❑ it. " Yon don't want to knew what a boy has learnt, but what use he can make of it," said he, and surely this is the aim, end, and object of all examinations. The youthful prodigy or the slow one at school ex hibitions seldom, if ever, turns out the shrewd ob server, the deep thinker, or the practical worker in after life who benefits society with his thoughts, hie discoveries, or his suggestions. The " cramming " system is ruinous to all who attempt it; it is a waste of labour for the present, and does great injuries as regards the future, for it creates a distaste for learn ing that is disastrous in the extreme to the pros pects of the student, and fatal to the chance of his attaining distinction hereafter, or even maintaining his ground among those of a mediocre proficiency. The examiners say, in their report, that the candi dates would do better, and gain more credit, if they confined themselves to one or more of the " optional subjects," and did not take so wide a range. It is to be hoped that this advice will be extensively fol lowed by those to whom it is given, for nothing is so bad, in every sense of the word, as the practice now so prevalent of attempting a great deal in a very superficial manner. Lord STANLEY very properly repudiated the idea that these examine tious led to " cramming." That he observed was just the show and counterfeit of knowledge that would impose upon parents who had forgotten their early training, but never could deceive an ex aminer who knew his business. After some words on the subject of "overwork," which he truly said was never "good work," Lord STANLEY concluded his very comprehensive speech by adverting to the necessity that existed for using every exertion to improve and progress. Manchester stood higher than the average, but still far more might be done. "The will was not want ing ; ail that was needed was to keep alive a strong and healthy public interest in the matter." This address has certainly given every encouragement to the efforts now made, and it is earnestly to be trusted that the excellent advice here given will bo followed, and the wise principles inculcated will take root in the minds of those whom it imme diately concerns, for their purport is to make men of usefulness to society, and not showy scholars, whose glory fades away. The National Shakspere Committee, TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—It is proper the public should be informed that a document which appears in your journal this evening, purporting to be the "Report of the National Shakspere Committee," is not the report of the National Shakspere Committee. Such a paper was read at the meeting of the General Committee on Monday last, but was felt to be so vapid, irrelevant, and inordinately long, so deficient in practical information, and so tainted throughout with self glorifieati3n—nearly two-thirds of it consisting .1 a cata logue of names arbitrarily, and, in acme cases, offensively, distributed—that a vote was carried, without a dissentient voice, that it should be printed for circulation amongst the members, and that the meeting should stand adjourned to Monday, 11th inst., to take it into consideration, As a numerous meeting of the independent members of the committee, who take the liberty of thinking for them selves, and who desire to impart a national character to tae movement before it is too late, may be expected on Monday; and as it is highly improbable that such a meeting will adopt such a report, I need not add that its publication was premature, to say the least, and that, under circumstances I hive detailed, it could not have had any legitimate official sanction. J.J.u. 8. A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE, Two HUNDRED AND SIXTY-THREE NEW COM PANIES IN 1863.—During the last year no less than 263 new companies were started. Their capital amounts to one hundred millions sterling They are thus classified 27 banks, £31,900,b00 1.5 money (discount, Bcc.), £19,000,000-6.5 manufactures and trades, £14,455,000-14 insurance, £10,300,000-17 railways, £9,496,000-47 hotels, £4,320,000-6 shipping, £1,168,000-0 mining, £3,010,000 —l7 miscellaneous, £2,655,000-6 gas, £670,000. Foru nately these figures are not so formidable as they appear, The hundred millions sterling thus seeming to be absorbed must be subjected to vast deductions. At least one-third of the list will never proceed further than registration. Another third will be wound up within two years. The remaining third will go on and prosper, but will probably never call up one-halt of their capitals, and the actual calls will be spread over 12 or 18 months, so these are not likely to cause any serious embarrassment,—Lau, limes of to-day, just published. MR. GEORGE HOGARTIL—A committee has been formed to present this worthy gentleman with a testimonial. Mr. Hogarth is the well known musical his torian and critic. He was the attached friend of Sir Walter Scott, and is the father-in-law of Charles Dickens. Ho met recently with a severe accident, from the effects of which he is slowly recovering, but is still in the house of his friend, Mr. Aguilar, whore he was removed when knocked down by a horse. Mr. Hogarth is highly esteemed by a wide circle of friends, and amongst the subscribers to this stani festation is the firm of Broadwood for £5O. Mr, A.nderson will act as hon. treasurer, and Mr. Campbell Clarke as hon. secretary, so that no exertions will be wanting to do honour to an estimable man, from whose pen allch valuable inft,r• mation and charming criticism has elitanateel for more than half a century. A SPARK OF WlT.—During a recent performance at one of our theatres, a mart and his wife had to quarrel on the stage, the woman in a rage of jealousy, the man trying to persuade her that she was too suspicious and too passiontqe; both were acting with great spirit, when the wife movcA her arm too near a candle, and her muslin dress was in :dames in an instant. Both actors kept their heads f however ; the husband extinguished the fire, and, proceed ing with his part, interpolated, " You see, my dear, I was right; you are ready to flare up —vows enjiamnzer—for the least thing I"—Paris Coyrespondent of the Daily Telegraph. A VENERABLE TROUT.--A trout has lived in the well of the farm of Alton, Insch, for thirty years. When put there thirty years ago it was of au ordinary Aze ; now it is about a foot long, is correspondingly thick, and resembles a reackerel,-40errkeii ,Etereel. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. LREUTER'S TELEGRAM.] SPAIN. MADRID, JAN. 9. The budget for 1864 has been published. The increase of receipts is stated at 167 million reels. The Finance Minister proposed to realise the bonds of the purchasers of national property, to impose a new tax upon travellers by railway, and to levy some further imposts. FRANCE. PARIS, JAN. 9. MM. Berryer, Gouin, and 011ivier have already spoken at the debates in the Corps Legialatif upon the supplementary credits. M. Vintry will reply to-day. The four Italians recently arrested came to Paris from Italy, and net from England, as was reported. A telegram has been received here from Constan tinople of the Bth, stating that the Porte has pro tested against the vote of the Roumanian Chamber for the lecularisation of convent property. The rumour of the plague prevailing in Persia was incorrect. BOURSE, Jan. B.—The market has been heavy, and the limited amount of business done shows a decline on the closing rates of yesterday. 'flutes, for the Account, are now at 66fr. 65c. Mobiiier has remained firm. Railway Market quiet, and former quotations in general well maintained. rbe market continued weak to the close, and left off as follows : 41 per Cents .. 94 60 Do. ead month.... 3 per Cents Do. end month 66 70 Credit Mobiher..., 1018 75 Do. end month 1022 50 Bank Shares 3300 Credit k oncier 1220 Roman RA IL' Iltalian Loan 69 • Do. end month 66 25 New ditto Do. end mouth.... Russian Austrian .. — Spanish Threes.,, 3 . - - Rome Debt Deferred VAIN. Cash. Account. Orleans Northern 982 5a .. 980 952 50 .. 955 New ditto Lyons and Mediterranean 933 75 .. 937 50 New, ditto BB6 25 .. Southern 658 75 .. 660 Western **** •••• 515 .. 515 Eastern .... 448 75 .. 480 Sardinian 378 75 .. 380 Austrian LoirtArd North of Spain .... 510 .. 507 50 Saragossa .. 595 .. 597 50 Ditto to Barcelona .... 280 .. 285 —. DENMARK. The respective positions of the troops in the duchies are these : The Saxons and Hanoverians, amount ing together to about 12,000 men, occupy the fron• tier of Schleswig; the Austrians are in the south west of Holstein, but just within the frontiers of the duchy, not far from the Elbe; the Prussians have not yet entered Holstein ; they occupy the approaches Irom Lubeck, The Danes are concentrated between Schleswig and Frede rickstadt ; they occupy a very strong line of defence, formed of a range of hills, the flanks of which are covered by inundated plains. The Danish army is estimated at nearly 60,000 men, resolute and well commanded. Their position is protected by field- vt orks, and vill be difficult to force. THE WAR IN NEW ZEALAND. We take the following from the New Zealand Advertiser of Nov. :.2 :—" The past month has not been barren of evens. We have had the opening of the General Assembly, the resignation of the Domett Ministry, the formation of a Whitaker Administration, and the evacuation of Mere Mere, the Maori stronghold, by the rebels. It is to be regretted that the Maories were permitted to escape without sustaining any loss, with the exception of two or three old guns, and that no efforts were made to prevent their retreat, by attacking them in their rear. Though it was repeatedly predicted by the Auckland papers, and by Auckland cor respondents of . Southern papers, that great things were to result from the attack upon Mere Mere, and that the Maori loss would be some thing fearful to contemplate, it was generally thought here that wean this stronghold was taken there would be no . ..'sleories found in it. This turns out to be the case. On Tnureday, October 29, the new steam gunboat Pioneer made her first recon naissance of the native position of the Waikato, when she was fired upon by the rebels, but without her sustaining any injury. General Cameron and his staff remained half at. hour making themselves acquainted with the nature of the position. The steamer then retired. Oa the Sunday following a new post, which had been estaablished above Mere Mere, was attacked by the rebels, when a sapper was shot dead, and a sailor wounded in the leg. It was supposed that on 3 of the rebels was killed. On the same day the Pioneer proceeded up the river, and fired severa, shots at some natives. News was soon afterwaris brought that the enemy were evacuating Mere Mere, and paddling over the swamp in 18 large canoes. When the steamer ar rived at Mere Mere there was not the least sign of li the enemy. On the following day the troops landed enien the found no one to oppose them ; and the Dews we hear of the rebels is that they have turned 2p in the neighbourhood of the Thames, and that the natives of that distict had joined them. " GENERAL CAMERON'S DESPATCII. " Head quarters, gleen's Redoubt, Nov. 4. " Sir,—l have the honour to inform your Ex cellency that the day following the arrival here of the Pioneer, being occupied in clearing her of stores, 8.:c., and in landing two 40 pounder Arm strong gnus at Whangamarino, which were placed in position to command the landing-place at Mere Mere, I proceeded on the 29th ult, in the Pioneer, with Commorore Sir William Wiseman, and was enabled to make a more complete recon naissance than before of the enemy's works. They occupied them strongly on this occasion, and fired several rounds at the steamer from three guns which they had in position, I found that the difficulty of landing troeps rapidly for an attack, and the re sistance to be expected from the nature of the defences, had not been over-estimated, which in duced me to make a further reconnaissance higher up the river, with the view of selecting some point at which a force could be landed to turn the enemy's position while his attention was occu pied in front by the steamer and gunboats. I, therefore, proceeded again, on the 31st, up the river in the Pioneer, with Sir William Wiseman, as far as Rangariri, and, having observed a point favourable for landing about six miles above Mere Mere, I arranged with the Commodore to embark the name night the force shown in the margin (3 field officers, 5 CiPtains, 11 subalterns, 2 staff offi. cers, 21 sergeants, 9 d rum m ers , 612 rank and file ; is all 663), with two 12- pounder Armstrong guns. The Pioneer and Avon, with the tour gunboats in tow, got under way at half-past 2 o'clock on the morning of the 31st, an d reached the point fixed for the landing about el o'clock. No attempt wax made to oppose the troops, who took up a command ing position about 400 yards from the back of the river As I proposed bringing up an additional force on the following nigh:, I ordered a breastwork to be constructed for the protection of the camp, which I left under the command of Colonel Mould, C.B. During the afternoon of the Ist, while the necessary preparations were in progress for the conveyance of the remaining part of the force, the officer in command at Whangamarino and Maramarua rivers. I embarked at once in the Pioneer, with 230 men of the 12th and 14th Regi ments from the Koheroa, and on reaching Mere Mere it was evident the enemy had abandoned his position. A party of 250 seamen, under Commander Mayne, R.N., and the detachments from the Kohe roa, under the command of Colonel Austen, second battalion,l4th Regiment, landed on the position, and were ordered to hold the ground during the night, which was occupied the Wowing day bydetachmente of the 12th, 14th, 18th, and 70th Regiments, amount. ing to about 500 men, who are employed in throw. ing up a redoubt there. The steamer Pioneer left this about 10 a.m. on the 2d, for the purpose of communicating with the camp at Takupetohetohe, and ascertained that, about 3 o'clock on the morn ing of the Ist, small bodies of natives fired upon the camp, inflicting no loss, and making off as soon as the guns were turned upon them. lam greatly indebted for the success of the operations described above to the cordial co-operation of Commodore Sir William Wiseman, and to the indefatigable exertions of the officers under his command. " I have, &c., " D. A. CAMERON, Lieut.-Gen. " Governor Sir George Grey, K.C.8.," &c. LITERATURE. Sblria's Lovers. By Mrs. Gaskell. Illustrated edition. One vol. Smith and Elder. The new volume of Messrs. Smith and Elder's illustrated edition of popular novels contains Mrs. Gaskell's very enthralling tale of " Sylvia's Lovers" —a tale well adapted to demonstrate the peculiar powers of that gifted writer. Sylvia herself is a charming compound of rustic coquetry and pas sionate tenderness, bearing a faint resem blance in these characteristics to that most attractive of all Mrs. Gaskell's heroines, unrivalled Mary Barton. The scene of Sylvia's story is the north-east coast of England, about a century back, at a time when the most iniquitous and un-English press-gang was in vogue. One of the earliest chapters, " Home from Greenland," describes in the heart-stirring language of simple truthfulness the xuberant delight of the wives and mothers of the fishing town when the whal ing vessel containing those most dearly loved is within sight of shore returning from a six months' expedition to the Northern Seas. Very vividly and powerfully, and even passionately is the scene portrayed when the brave sailors o❑ landing, before they can reach the out-stretched arms yearning to embrace them, are seized upon by the lurking ambush of the press.gang and car ried off for years of foreign service under the very eyes of their friends and families. In describing scenes like these Mrs. Gaskell's earnest eloquence of style, inspired as it is by strong sympathetic feelings, acquires a peculiar force. We will not betray the secrets of the story to those who may happen to be unacquainted with it. One of Sylvia's lovers is a gallant car, the other a landsman, and not a very worthy specimen of his class. The latter loves, not wisely, but too well, and shrinks from no treachery in order to win the day. Some of the minor characters, especially old Kester, are drawn with great spirit. The volume is illus trated by some half-dozen engravings of a peculiarly uninteresting style. They are tame and common piece by the side of Mrs. Gaskell's vivid and life like pen-and-ink descriptions. Anecdotal Memoirs of English Princes. By W. H• Davenport Adams, author of " Memorable Battles in English History," &c. Two Vols. Newby. In these two very interesting volumes Mr. Davenport Adams has given us some of the most attractive chapters from the Romance of English History. '1 he pen of no fiction-writer, however sensational his powers, can equal the marvels of truth. The extraordinary vicissitudes crowded into a few short years, in some of the lives here recorded, are almost incredible. They are, of course, familiar to all acquainted with English history, and yet they are well worthy of re-pet usa , especially when set forth in the simple and interesting manner in which they are here arranged. This book, says Mr. Davenport Adams, is designed " not for the critic or the scholar, but for that much suffering individual, the general reader." The first Prince whose history is here recorded is Edward of Woodstock—the memorable Black Prince—the last is Frederick Louis of Hanover, the father of George 111. The biographies are not confined only to the Princes of Wales, the Duke of Glou cester, the youngest son of Charles 1., the Doke of Monmouth, " the darling of the English People," James, Duke of York, and others of equal interest and importance are very judi ciously included in the list. Ia turning over the records of the last Stuart King, it is curious to ob serve that James 11., by his two wives, Anne Hyde and Mary of Modena, had no less than sixteen children, and yet, in the next generation, the Royal Stuart race became extinct—Sic transit gloria mundi ! Lost and Saved. By the Hon. Mrs. Norton. One Vol. Hurst and Btackett. A cheap edition of Mrs. Norton's recent novel will be welcome to many readers. As we criticised the work at length on its first appearance, we have only now to notioe its attractive appearance in its new form, embellished with a very charming fron- tispiece by Millais. Very charming does Beatrice Brooke appear in this picture, but the artist, pre- Raphaelite though he is, has sadly idealised his theme. The scene which he intended to pourtray is that trying moment of temptation when poor Bea trice, returning home " weary, dusty, discouraged," found Frank peevish, sick, and suffering. With the child asleep in her lap, the wretched mother con templates the idea of suicide, and all who have read the story will remember that simple touch of nature, when the child slipping from her lap awakens all her maternal love and anxiety the very moment after she had been planning the death of the little innocent ! Can any one recognise in Mr. Millais' very elegant and exquisitely attired mother and child a glimpse of the weary, dusty, disheartened mother, and the sick suffering baby ? It is a pretty picture, a charming picture indeed, but it is not Mrs. Norton's despairing Beatrice. The Medical Circular ; a Journal of Practica _Medicine, Surgery, and Therapeutics. The Medical Circular begins a new and improved series with the new year. Conspicuous among its contents will henceforth appear timely extracts from the case-books of practical men—" men who cannot find time to sit down to prepare a course of six or twelve lectures for this or that journal; but who would not regard it as a tax upon their time to transcribe from their daily records, of cases, same which will serve to elucidate a successful mode of practice or confirm or refute a supposed medical fact." Such examples, from trustworthy sources, cannot fail to prove highly interesting and benefi cial to the various members of the profession. The Medical Circular has long been in the habit of offering, through its summaries and translations, a reflex of all the medical knowledge of the day throughout the whole country. This excellent, and useful practice will be continued in the new series, with a synopsis of the spirit of the Periodicals, reviews of Medical Works, and a general summary of all interesting intelligence. The editorial remarks which introduce this new number of a new series, are written in a spirit of fairness and genuine esprit-de-corps, which augur well for the merit and success of the new enter prise. SHIPPING—This Day. no : LONDON, Jan. 9.—Wind this day at noon—South- East ; light breeze, and foggy weather, with thaw. CARDIFF, Jan. B.—Wind N.B.—Sailed—Catherine, for Havannah. FALMOUTH, Jan. B.—Wind N.B.—Sailed—Cyclops, steamer. for the Mediterranean. QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 7.—Arrived—Australasian, screw steamer, from New York. SWANSEA, Jan. B.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Congneror, for the Cape of Good Hope. SUNDERLAND, Jan. B.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Royal Mint, for Shanghai—Chantieber, fur Hong Kong—Citnes, for Bombay. (it MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GELVEsEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived,—Moselle, steamer, from Antwerp ; London, steamer, from Uddewalla; Rhine, steamer, from Boulogne; Belgium, steamer, from Ostend. DLL', Saturday Morning. Passed—Bryn -y-Lor, for Cape Coast Castle; Amabesa, for St. Michael's; Northern Light, for Valparaiso ; Minerva, steam ship, for Genoa ; Moor of Venice, for Montevideo ; Walkington, Rangoon ; Lara, for Nassau; Valcan, for Aspinwall; Kuaug Foong, for Kanagawa—all from London. Vessels spoken by the ship Liacells, from Calcutta : The ship Vespasian, of Liverpool, from Calcutta, for Lon. -don, let. 13 30, long. 91 43 E.; the ship Henry eef, from Calcutta, for London , l at. 4 37 N., long. 91 I R 4 ~.d parted company Oct. 2, lat. 12 40 long. 86 23 E. ; Nov. 2, the ship Northileet, lat, 21 S , long. 26 43 h' ; Nov. 13, British ship Anglia Burdett Coutts from Calcutta, for Lon don, 75 days out ; passed the British barque Erromanga, bound west, lat. 47 25 N., long. 7'21 W. it, %Y.- - -2*-- OA 1.4,0 4. • ..241,40! /Ad. HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, JAN. 8. The Queen walked out yesterday morning with Princess Helena. Earl Granville had the honour of dining with the Queen and royal family. ACCOUCHEMENT OF H.R.H. THE PRINCESS OF WALES. BIRTH OF A PRINCE. The following bulletin was issued at Frogmore ast evening ; " FROGMORE, Friday Evening. " Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales was confined of a healthy Prince at two minutes before 9 p.m. Her Royal Highness and infant Prince are doing perfectly well. (Signed) 46 E. H. SIEVEKING, M.D. 46 H. BROWNE, M.D." We have also received the following telegram 'rem our Windsor correspondent : " The Princess of Wales was unexpectedly, but I am happy to say safely, delivered of a Prince about half-past 8 o'clock this evening, at Frogmure Lodge. Dr. Browne was in attendance. Her Royal Highness and the infant Prince are doing well. Sir George Grey arrived by special train at eleven o'clock." The following bulletin has been issued this morn- " FROGMORE, JAN. 9, 8 15 A.M. " Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales has passed a good night, and is doing perfectly well. " The infant Prince is likewise in perfect health. " ARTHUR FARRE, M.D. " E. H. SIEVEKING, M.D." (From the Times.) The announcement that the Princess of Wales has been safely delivered of a fine boy, and that both mother and child are going on perfectly well, will be received throughout the country with the greatest delight. Na news is ever so welcome among all classes of the people as that of the happiness and prosperity of the Royal Family. Her Majesty centres the affection and sympathy of her people in herself and her children so entirely that every joy and every grief that affects them brightens or sad dens the hearts at each fireside in the kingdom. In this case the spontaneous feeling of loyal satisfac tion is enhanced by the universal goodwill which the Prince and Princess of Wales have won. Like all the members of her Majesty's family, they are regarded, if we may be allowed the expression, with that personal regard which adds the keen sense of a private pleasure to the enthusiasm of a public delight. We have mixed ourselves up with their happiness from the moment their marriage was first spoken of. We have followed them with all our congratulations, sympathies, and hopes; and it will be felt as the completion of a most cherished wish that the happiness of their marriage has been per fected by the birth of an heir. For the moment this loyal congratulation will be the first feeling in the heart of every Englishman but the impulse will be supported by the solid re flection of the addition made by this happy event to the stability of the Royal succession. Her Ma jesty, indeed, is happy in a numerous and healthy family, and her dynasty seems to all human antici pation established beyond all the usual chances of mortality. We are happily free, too, in England from the dynastic troubles which seem now on the verge of plunging Europe into war, and have been one source of the distraction of our immediate neigh bours. But it is impossible to be too secure. The mere mention of the confusion which disputed suc cessions still produce on the Continent is sufficient to make us thankful for any additional pledge of the permanence of our Royal House; and the existence of two heirs to the Throne in a direct line is a visible earnest of stability which will be as welcome to the nation as to the Royal Family itself. Providence seems, indeed, while permitting con fusion and gloom to settle on almost every other country in the world, to have chosen to shower upon us every blessing that a people can receive. In whatever direction we look. we find nothing but subjects for gratitude, and the only shadows of gloom or anxiety on our prospect are cast by the quarrels and confusion of others. A firm and equal administration of the law, a freedom unknown in any country either of ancient or modern times, a se curity for life and property which appears incom patible with any other form of Government, and unparalleled public and private wealth, are established and adorned by a Throne which rests as deeply in the heart of the nation as it is rooted in its Constitution. The passions of na tional antagonism or political enmity which spread misery and bloodshed over the Old and New Worlds are checked at the narrow channel and the broad sea which separate us from Europe and Ame rica; and we present a nearer approach to those happy isles which the ancients imagined in the Western Sea than any one but a poet would have anticipated a century ago. Even the evils we dreaded most are softened to us. What threatened to be an inevitable famine to three millions of our population is converted into an additional evidence and means of prosperity; and now we are gladdened with a new gleam of happiness on the brightest feature in our prospect. This auspicious event comes at a happy time to double the usual rejoicings of the season, and to scatter for the time the gloom which the troubles of other nations have been casting over our horizon. The Princess of Wales has presented the country with a New Year's gift all the more welcome because it fulfils the promise of the Old Year and holds out the brightest prospect for the future. The Christmas and New Year's rejoicings will be renewed with a heartier enthusiasm, and the nation will banish the gloomy forebodings of the last few days in unre strained delight and universal congratulation. W e have all been settling down into a temper of anxious resolution, watching with care and dread the threat ening signs of the times, determined, if possible, to keep ourselves freefrom the quarrels and wars which surround us, but yet with a painful expectation that we shall, somehow or other, sooner or later share them. But this event suddenly breaks on our view with an aspect of hope and promise. It reminds us that we are a united and prosperous nation ; that if the New Year has difficulties and dangers in store for us, it has its supports and encouragements as well ; and as we are made conscious how firmly the whole nation is bound together to the Throne, and beats with one pulse of mutual trust and sym pathy at the happiness of the Sovereign as at the sufferings of the poor, we feel that we are strong enough to meet any shock that the ordinary destiny of nations may bring. And now that we have run the round of all other congratulations, we must recur to the first feeling of sympathy with the Throne, and utter the hope that the charm of a new life may wean the Queen from the sadness of the past, and. dissipate the sor row of the last two years. (From the Morning Post.) The country will gladly learn the subjoined an nouncement notifying that her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales gave birth to a Prince last even ing at Frogmore, and that her Royal Highness has passed through the perils of maternity safely and well. It will be noticed by our account of the pro ceedings on the lake at Frogmore yesterday that the Princess of Wales was enabled to take part in the sports and to witness the animated scene in which the. Prince of Wales played so conspicuous a part, and did not return to the royal residence at Frogmore till a late period of the afternoon. The joyful intelligence was received in town late last night by telegram, when information of the event was conveyed to all the Ministers at present resi dent in the metropolis. (From the Daily News•) The strong interest which the nation has been accustomed to take in the domestic happiness of the Royal Family, and the especial and increasin g regard which her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales has wo❑ for herself, assures us that the joy with which the happy event announced this morn ing has filled the Royal Circle will be shared by the whole people. The incidents of the delivery were in harmony with the event. It is satisfactory to know that the Princess was not called to pass through a protracted and painful crisis. Her Royal Highness was sharing the amusement of her hus band on the ice at Virginia "Water for several hours yesterday, and only returned to Frogmore with her ladies a few hours before she became a mother. The best wishes of the nation will attend the Princess during her temporary seclusion. ( From the Herald.) The nation will hear with heartfelt satisfaction that her Royal Highness the Princ6s of Wales was safely delivered of a son at, Frogmore, yesterday evening, at two minutes before nine o'clock, and that the young mother and the infant Prince are doing perfectly well. Her Royal Highness was present at the skating at Frogmore yesterday afternoon, in apparently perfect health and higt l spirits, and took her share in the proceedings of the day in a sleigh. We congratulate the Sove reign, the Heir to the Throne, and the country, on this assured continuance of the direct line of our Royal House ; and W 3 trust that the experience and attention of those around the Princess maY secure her a speedy return to strength. The Prince and Princess of Wales. --- Yesterday (Friday) was a grand day on the ice at Virginia Water. His Royal Highness the Prince left Frogmore Lodge at a quarter past eleven o'clit)ck in the forenoon, in an open carriage and pair, with several gentleme❑ of his suite, and arrived at Vir ginia Water shortly before twelve o'clock, Her Royal Highness the PrincesS of - Wales followed in a close carriage, accompanied by her ladies in at tendance. The prince and princess immediately proceeded to the lake, where they were met on the ice by about 40 ladies and gentlemen, many of the gentlemen belonging to the London Skating Club. Tv, o sides were chosen for the game of hockey, those on the prince's side being distinguished by a white ribbon on the left arm. The game was kept uP with great animation until two o'clock, when the prince and the players repaired to the Fish' ing Temple, where they partook of a sumptuous luncheon. They afterwards returned to the lake and resumed the game, which was kept up until a quarter to five o'clock, when the prince left for Frogmore. His royal highness proved himself a first-rate skater and player, being as active with his hockey' stick as he was on his skates, and puzzled many of the most expert players. The Princess of Wald , who is an excellent skater, seemed much interested in the game, and was occasionally driven about is a sledge. Ti 3 princess left Virginia Water at four o'clock. Independently of the royal visitors and suite , there were upwards of 500 people present, includt ing a large number of ladies, who displayed inticil skill and elegance in the performance of severa l difficult figures. The exciting scene was much eO livened by the performances of the band of the Royal Horse Guards (Blue), who were comfortahli seated round a large charcoal fire on the banks of the lake, near to the Fishing Temple. The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland have re' turned with their family to Stafford House, St. James' 6 from spending the holidays with the Duchess (Dowager ) of Sutherland, at Cliefden Park, Bucks. Louisa Marchioness of Waterford has left Far" rance's Hotel for llighcliff Castle, near Christ Churelh Rants. The Earl Granville, after visiting Viscount Ps l• merston at Broadlands, proceeded to attend the PO Council at Osborne on Thursday. The noble lord presiden t returned to town yesterday. The Earl and Countess of Lichfield arrived a t their residence in Dover-street yesterday from Shugboroa ll Park, near Stafford. The Earl of Westmoreland has taken a mans° in Upper Grosvenor-street for the season, Viscountess Jocelyn, Hon. Misses Jocelyn, t b ; Hon. Evelyn Ashley, and lion. Henry Cowper are an",' the family circle staying with Viscount and Viseounte'" Palmerston at Broadlands, Hants. Viscount Stratford de Radcliffe has left WO for Brighton. WESTMINSTER ABBEY.—We hear that the ile°' Professor Stanley, D.D., who was installed as Dean tir o morning, will preach his first sermon in the Abbey at a.m. to-morrow. W have ta DEATH OF THE BISHOP OF ELY.— e announce the death of the Right Rev. Thus. Turton, I)• the the Bishop of Ely, The right rev. divine, who had dervo weak health for some time past, was taken seriously 11 0 % on Monday last, since which day he continued to sink. fr. " died at half-past 11 on Thursday night. CBIMENTI'S PICTURES, The old adage that there is nothing new under L9 O ; sun would seem to have received another and unloolied'faie confirmation. We all know that the effect of relief prode h i by the stereoscope is owing to binocular vision, wherevio two copies of the same object planed side by side melt I °4 one. Those who are familiar with the history of the arts i are also aware that there lived at Florence in the ginning of the 17th century an artist, Jacopo Chimer es, Empoli, who died in 1640, and who, though not so unit e I sally known as the great masters, has left a few veil pictures in some of the churches of the Tuscan °spitt e d dispute has arisen between Processor Emerson, of A' University, 'U.S., ;and Sir David Brewster, about tail, drawings of that old master, executed in dello like stereoscopic photograhs, and which, vi' r t 4 through the stereoscope, appear in relief, Profe l : e Emerson attributes this effect to accident, and roe,' " Let any one execute a pen - and . in.k sketch, 'nty then let him make as perfect a copy of it as he can with >a careful measurements ; now place these two drawing ° 1 4 the stereoscope, and you get the same kind of effect 0 611 2, the Chimenti drawings." Sir D. Brewster, on the 0 014 ;0 considers these drawings to be a proof that sterouscopi td # been attempted as far back as the 17th century, and s e ler ingly replies in this month's Philosophical Magazine b_ A l ing Professor Emerson whether he himself has execute"; lie such sketch and obtained the required relief, or who o'oo over made a correct copy of one or other of the Ch'' 0 0 4 0 drawings, and if he did, why he did not advise any one tee the same, and thus obtain the only satisfactory proof °' 0 0 0 relief's being accidental? Sir D. Brewster had been t A 6 re' of the masters of the School of Art at Edinburgh, o °7 Op qu ested him to obtain from his pupils copies of each °,` Chi me nti drawings. Of the six copies thus obtaineofroe one could produce in the stereoscope the effect of the menti drawings. This at once did away with the o P i:11 0 that one of the drawings might b e Chimenti ' s, and tht", its side a copy of one of his pupils. Sir D. BreOie now defies Professor Emerson to produce one resol s ib a hundred sketches by different individue l : ys which the stereoscopic relief exists at all ; t o Chimenti, it may be asked what led so e° l. t,lO an artist to make so uninteresting a sketch t 5 oe of a man sitting upon a stool with a pair of come)°, one hand and a string in the other; what led hiut t° do ( a copy of it the very same size, and without a ny che f:i t :l improvement whatever; what led him to preserve ell e- e lec a , interesting pictures; and, above all, what led him t ° 'tev those two figures side by side, and in such a insul ter , P C ' the instant they were seen by an intelligent trove t° Crum Brown, he conceived they were intended ectie brought into relief by binocular vision, tol , d r e( ally brought them into stereoscopic re lief y ofe' tiring and combining the two separate pictures. ef over these drawings were executed about 1620, at tl/ s ee when Baptista Porta had called the attention of p hil°° 'is to the subject of binocular vision, and had sh° gll te rf, diagram so far resembling a ste r eoscopic slide that ealrif 1); objects, that is, objects in relief, were seen bino cular the combination of a righ t -and-left-e y e picture O h , doff Dr. Brewster states, in conclusion , that Professor f*. je Director of the Industrial Museum of Scotland, s° ' W. ,; to turn-out of the Museum at Liverp ool, what ApPOred to r a stereoscope, bearing the date of 1670, and eu p PoOe of Italian origin I /3 lee►ra 0! ACCIDENT TO SIR JAMES WILDS. --We r e. Sir James Wilde, the judge of the Divorce Court, hs los with an accident of a somewhe t serious nature. W . WO week thrown (Jut of an open caeriage, and received I° .' fe ll! so severe that he is still unable to leave his bed, th ° :01 0 will, we are assured, shortly be able t o discharge ILls duties. „ e teP PROBATE AND DIVORCE.—W /3 ar e rcq--°A-vili A ° state that, owing to an accident, Sir Jail pee will be prevented sitting in Chambers or in Cour t ° . 31 013 day, Jan. 12. The summonses and motions vi l 2"„ a e it wo fixed for that day will, should the judg e be at le vipe ci,l taken on Saturday the 16th. The probate causeset juries will be taken on Friday, the 22d. Wo refer e o re that the learned judge was last week th rown out of e t; t ee: , carriage and received injuries so se vere that :6eiteet' unable to leave his bed, though he will, we area , portly be able to discharge his public duties. 0011 Whoso bathes his hand in blood, 1 1101 with tears, says a German, Proverb. 1